S&W Sigma: 9mm or .40?

Now that Smith and Wesson is having another promotion/rebate AND they're on sale at my local gun store, I've decided I'm going to purchase one of their Sigmas. $325 + 2 free extra mags is hard to beat.

I can't decide if I want the 9mm or .40. I already have a Glock 19. Should I get another 9mm so I only have to buy one kind of ammo (that's less expensive than .40), or get the .40 to "diversify".

So fellow THRers, convince me one way or the other.

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Yo Mama

October 2, 2008, 09:41 AM

GET THE .40.

Shoot the 9mm when money is tight, shoot the .40 to really have some fun.

Also, the .40 hands down is a better defensive round. Yes, yes, yes, I'm sure the next post will discuss how the 9mm is just fine, and will do the job. I agree, but would much rather a bigger bullet any day.

SHOOT1SAM

October 2, 2008, 09:41 AM

I can only tell you that I have the .40 & could not like it any more than I do. It is utterly reliablewith the 15 round magazines; not so much with the AB 10 rounders.

Sam

flyby

October 2, 2008, 03:03 PM

I've already thought about this for myself also..and Since you (and I) already have the G19 ..Get The .40! ..also I've heard it has better chamber support than a Glock
..something to think about in .40 :)

knicks118

October 2, 2008, 03:17 PM

Ammo prices aren't going to get any cheaper.

NavajoNPaleFace

October 2, 2008, 03:48 PM

I don't own the Sigma i 9mm but I do the .40 and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

bja5006

October 2, 2008, 04:03 PM

i was gonna say 10mm instead of either, but then i realized i'm an idiot.

get the .40

possum

October 2, 2008, 05:47 PM

i say you get the 9mm, cheaper to shoot, and it keeps things simple with one caliber.

donato

October 2, 2008, 05:59 PM

If you can't shoot well enough to stop something with a 9mm, why do you want to waste all that extra money using a .40.

Heheheh

krs

October 2, 2008, 08:44 PM

.40 is better in the rain. Does it rain much at your house?

jpruitt

October 3, 2008, 08:06 AM

.40 is better in the rain. Does it rain much at your house?Actually yes, during our six months of summer it rains just about every day.

What makes the .40 better in the rain?

savage116

October 3, 2008, 11:17 AM

If it is just for target shooting go ahead and get the 9mm because ammo is cheaper but if you want it for defense get the 40S&W. Then shoot winchester white box through it and if it is for defense get some doubletap ammo because out of a 40 you can get ballistics closer to a 45acp. I have shot an M&P with the doubletap and it has a lot more power than any federal defense loads. That is just my $.02
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/index.php

Ben86

October 3, 2008, 11:55 AM

I say get the caliber you like the best.

I haven't heard much difference in real world performance between the .40 and 9mm. Also I shoot the 9mm much more accurately. I also shoot the .45 more accurrately than the .40 but that is a different story. So I stick with the 9mm across the board, until I either get a 1911 or Glock 21SF! :)

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